#FamilySearch.org - index to Ireland death registrations (from 1864 to 1958); has many Irish deaths of those born long before&nbsp;the commencement of Civil Registration in 1864. Click "All Records Collections" and scroll to "Ireland Civil Registration Indexes, 1845-1958

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#FamilySearch.org - index to Ireland death registrations (from 1864 to 1958); has many Irish deaths of those born long before&nbsp;the commencement of Civil Registration in 1864. Click "All Records Collections" and scroll to "Ireland Civil Registration Indexes, 1845-1958

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#Here are some transcriptions for [http://www.celticcousins.net/ireland/cembeagh.htm Shanaglish Townland in Beagh Parish churchyard].

#[http://www.interment.net/data/ireland/galway/renvyle/renvyle.htm Renvyle Cemetery] has a small number of accessible entries available online.

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#[http://www.interment.net/data/ireland/galway/toorena/toorena.htm Toorena Cemetery] has a few entries perhaps of interest, online

== Census ==

== Census ==

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Census records for County Mayo were mostly destroyed prior to 1900. The following web site provides researchers with free online access to an index, and with images, to the only two complete censuses available for Ireland: the 1901 and 1911 censuses, available at the [http://www.census.nationalarchives.ie/ National Archives of Ireland].

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Census records for County Mayo were mostly destroyed prior to 1900. The following web site provides researchers with free online access to an index, and with images, to the only two complete censuses available for Ireland: the 1901 and 1911 censuses, available at the [http://www.census.nationalarchives.ie/ National Archives of Ireland]&nbsp;web site&nbsp;at no cost and with scanned images as well.

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The [http://www.celticcousins.net/ireland/kinvara.htm Roman Catholic parishioners of Kinvarra, Duras, and Killina] for the year&nbsp;1834 are listed&nbsp;with data available online.&nbsp;

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The [http://www.celticcousins.net/ireland/kinvara.htm Roman Catholic parishioners of Kinvarra, Duras, and Killina] for the year&nbsp;1834 are listed&nbsp;with data available online.&nbsp;

== Church Records ==

== Church Records ==

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The Catholic parish of Ballymacward and Gurteen is also known as Ballymacward and Clonkeenkerril. It includes the civil parishes of Ballymacward and Clonkeen. There are Catholic chapels in both civil parishes, united under one administrator.

The FHL (Family History Library) has&nbsp;copies of some of the original Roman Catholic parish registers of County Galway parishes in its collection. You can identify these listed&nbsp;online at FamilySearch.org. If you know the name of the civil parish in which your Catholic ancestor resided,&nbsp;or&nbsp;was from,&nbsp;click "Catalog" and type in the name of the parish and then highlight/click on "Church Records".

The FHL (Family History Library) has&nbsp;copies of some of the original Roman Catholic parish registers of County Galway parishes in its collection. You can identify these listed&nbsp;online at FamilySearch.org. If you know the name of the civil parish in which your Catholic ancestor resided,&nbsp;or&nbsp;was from,&nbsp;click "Catalog" and type in the name of the parish and then highlight/click on "Church Records".

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The following Roman Catholic parish churches and their chapels of ease&nbsp;were extant in Dublin according to the renowned 19th Century topographer, Samuel A. Lewis, as of 1837:

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The National&nbsp;Library, Kildare Street, Dublin, is the custodian of <u>all</u> available Roman Catholic parish registers from throughout the country--including County Galway.

#[http://cmcrp.net/static/listbapt.php?t=Galway CMCRP Project (Galway)] - has a few records for the county

#[http://cmcrp.net/static/listbapt.php?t=Galway CMCRP Project (Galway)] - has a few records for the county

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#[http://www.from-ireland.net/irish-civil-registrations.php?name=Name&s_district=District&s_county=galway&category=births Civil Registration of births marriages and deaths for County Galway], online, 1864, on

Government-sponsored registration of births, marriages and deaths began in 1845 (Protestant marriages only) and 1864 (whole population). To find information on the vital events of your irish ancestor, here are some helpful websites for obtaining critical information:

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Government-sponsored registration of births, marriages and deaths began in 1845 (Protestant marriages only) and 1864 (whole population). To find information on the vital events of your irish ancestor, here are some helpful websites for obtaining critical information:<br>

FamilySearch.org - index to Ireland death registrations (from 1864 to 1958); has many Irish deaths of those born long before the commencement of Civil Registration in 1864. Click "All Records Collections" and scroll to "Ireland Civil Registration Indexes, 1845-1958

Census

Census records for County Mayo were mostly destroyed prior to 1900. The following web site provides researchers with free online access to an index, and with images, to the only two complete censuses available for Ireland: the 1901 and 1911 censuses, available at the National Archives of Ireland web site at no cost and with scanned images as well.

Presbyterians

The vast majority of Presbyterian chapel registers have never been centrally archived, and thus are found in various locations. [Regretably, preservation of these precious records and the rich Presbyterian heritage of local Presbyterians as well as descendants of same at large with roots originating from Ireland, are at risk unless and until such time when all of these registers are centralized or, at least copied into microform or, better--digitised and preserved.]

You must conduct exhaustive, thorough studies to determine to which Presbyterian denomination your ancestor belonged; and to then, determine the whereabouts of surviving registers--if any. The following most likely places to find and search Presbyterian registers starts with checking the following locations:

The excellent rootsireland web site for County Galway currently has one Presbyterian chapel register with data now available online from 1833.

The FHL (Family History Library) has very few transcription copies of Presbyterian chapels

Methodist

The rootsireland web site for County Galway has some Methodist data now available online for about 4 different chapels in the county from as early as 1836.

Roman Catholic

The Catholic parish of Ballymacward and Gurteen is also known as Ballymacward and Clonkeenkerril. It includes the civil parishes of Ballymacward and Clonkeen. There are Catholic chapels in both civil parishes, united under one administrator.

The FHL (Family History Library) has copies of some of the original Roman Catholic parish registers of County Galway parishes in its collection. You can identify these listed online at FamilySearch.org. If you know the name of the civil parish in which your Catholic ancestor resided, or was from, click "Catalog" and type in the name of the parish and then highlight/click on "Church Records".

The National Library, Kildare Street, Dublin, is the custodian of all available Roman Catholic parish registers from throughout the country--including County Galway.

The rootsireland.ie web site has data from numerous Roman Catholic parishes now online for searching. There are fees attached (about $4.50 for each entry).

Civil Registration of Births, Marriages & Deaths

Government-sponsored registration of births, marriages and deaths began in 1845 (Protestant marriages only) and 1864 (whole population). To find information on the vital events of your irish ancestor, here are some helpful websites for obtaining critical information:

Estate Records

Estate records may provide names of households in such records as leases, rents, and mortgages. These ought to be consulted and used when extant, especially when church registers do not exist for the time period being researched. Here are some web sites which hold estate records and some transcriptions of same:

Genealogy

Occupations

Game Licences for Co. Offaly and Co. Galway in 1821. List of Game Licences for each of Co. offaly and Co. Galway published in the Limerick Chronicle. Gives name and residence of each person. Article in The Irish Ancestor, vol. XVII, no.1. 1985 pages 23-25, Family History Library Ref. 941.5 B2i

Place-Names

Here are two important place-name aids/tools for locating your Irish place and its parish jurisdiction[s]:

Topographical Dictionary of Irelandby Samuel A. Lewis; at LibraryIreland.com - provides a rich 1837 historical perspective of each Ireland parish and large township; great for determining which churches existed in each parish--Church of Ireland or Nonconformist

Societies

Family history societies often publish helpful journals, transcripts, compiled genealogies and a host of helpful websites. They may have ongoing projects to transcribe records and create indexes. Most societies publish researchers' queries in their journals and maintain lists of members’ research interests that may be helpful to you. You may want to join one of these societies, reap the benefits of their expertise and resources or support its efforts.

Here are two major family history societies covering just about all places in County Galway: